The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-06-08
THE CONTINENT AT LARGE.

AT Tuesdays session of the Pacific Railroad
Investigating Commission, at Boston, Gov
Ames took the stand and told the story of his
connection with the Union Pacific He de-.
scribed the manner in which Jay Gould OBJ
tanned control OF the road Gov Ames said
that Gould looked particularly happy as soon
as the deal was consummated, while he (Ames)
never saw a more gloomy set of men than the
Union Pacific Directors.
GEORGE IL DIsQUE, a wife murderer, suffer
ed the extreme penalty of the law in the Hud-
son County Jail, Jersey City, n. j., on Wednes-
day. The condemned man maintained his
fortitude until the last Disque cut his wife's
throat after quarrel with her in their home
in Jersey City, Oct g, 1885. He gave himself
up to the police. Sheriff Heintze, who
officiated at the execution, was a devoted
friend to Dsques father, who died in
Heintze's arms Disque, during the last few
days, showed but little concern over the fata
that awaited him He ate hearty meals slept
regularly and chatted brightly with hin
keepers. His last request was that as few per
sons as possible should be admitted to the ex-
ecution. He refused TO see his mother last
parting would kill her. William Steele (colored)
was hanged at Jackson, Miss, for the murder
OF Nelson Potter. He was baptized on Sun
day, and marched to the gallows accompanied
by four colored preachers. He exhibited no
fear of death, and made speech OF twenty
minutes on the trap protesting his innocence.
ALETTER signed by Governor Oglesby, sent
to the Governors of Ohio Indiana, Kentucky,
Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and Colorado
asks them to limit their quarantine of cattle
to Cook County. and not TO the whole State of
Illinois. Two hundred head of cattle,
affected with pleuro- pneumonia, were killed
and the carcasses burned, on the dairy farm
of Edward Brady, in Westchester County, New
York. The commissioners awarded Brady
sl2, coo damage
The Dominion Senate has passed bill de-
claring divorces obtained in the United States
TO be invalid in Canada.
COMMERCIAL failures are steadily diminish
ing throughout the country. For the week
ending Saturday in the United States and Can
ada they numbered 80, against 1S7 during the
corresponding week for last year. r. G. Dun
& Co., in their weekly review of trade, say:
prove most important is the large absorption Of
money by the Treasury. IF the interstate law
there is less said, pending the decision of the
Commission 70 the continuance OF suspen-
sion. In some quarters the new law is clearly
regarded with more favor, particularly where
transfer of business from large centers results,
or where the first unfavOrable effects seem to
have passed away. But IL is safe TO remember
that the full effect of the law has not been
felt yet, because of temporary suspensions.
Reports are cheering as to crops and gener-
ally favorable as to the state of business, col
lections and supply of money. ~Coliou rains
dispel agricultural gloom in Wisconsin, crop
prospects are frightened by rain in Texas, and
the rains give encouragement in Alabama.
The speculation in coffee hoisted the price
speculation still RACES but with prices
lower than n week ago, and growing
doubt whether even the powerful clique
escape loss. Receipts are large, the supply in
the country clearly beyond all demands and
the crop prospects satisfactory. In such cfrcum-
stances IL is not strange that Chicago banks
want no more wheat paper, and Z per cent is
bid for loans wheat collateral. The iron
market shows a better tone, but the demand
for products OF iron and steel does not improve.
Railroad stocks have been uncertain, with some
tendency TO decline.
AT Philadelphia Robert G. Hall fatally shot
Mrs. Lillian Rivers, wife of an actor, and then
shot himself and cut his throat The two had
been living together and ma QUAR- led At
Bracevlle, H., john Connolly fatally shot
Mrs John Stoddard and then him self and cut
his throat